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Happy Birthday, Tata Madiba
Birthday wishes were pouring in for former president Nelson Mandela as he turned 95 on Thursday, with a tangible sense of celebration in the country as millions of pupils sang “Happy Birthday Madiba” and South Africans from all walks of … Continue reading
Part-Time Workers Say Schedules Are Getting More Erratic
By Marilyn Geewax In the 1980s, a popular fast-food commercial touted chicken-breast sandwiches — and mocked chicken nuggets sold by competitors. In the ad, a competitor’s doofus clerk explains nuggets. “All the parts are crammed into one big part,” he said. … Continue reading
The Zimmerman Acquittal: America’s Racist God
By Anthea Butler The not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman case has me thinking a lot about a book I first encountered in seminary, Is God a White Racist?, by the Rev. Dr. Bill Jones. As a budding seminary student, … Continue reading
4 Unhinged, Offensive Reactions to the Zimmerman Verdict
By Kristen Gwynne Following a six-person, all-female jury’s acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s klller George Zimmerman this weekend, media and individuals on the both the right and left have responded with a hail storm of insensitivity that amounts to an outright white-supremacist defense of … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, Florida, George Zimmerman, race, racism, Ted Nugent, Trayvon Martin
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Black Journalists and Commentators Rip Limbaugh’s “Nigga” Claims
By Joe Strupp Rush Limbaugh’s claim that it’s acceptable for him to say “nigga” — with the “a” at the end — because some African-Americans have used that derivation of the racial slur drew strong criticism from several black journalists … Continue reading
Our real problem is white rage
By Edward Wyckoff Williams If there is no justice, there can be no peace. But in the American South it seems white folks suddenly believe that decorum and charm are a proper response to unspeakable acts of violence and unconscionable … Continue reading
U.S. reviewing 27 death penalty convictions for FBI forensic testimony errors
By Spencer S. Hsu An unprecedented federal review of old criminal cases has uncovered as many as 27 death penalty convictions in which FBI forensic experts may have mistakenly linked defendants to crimes with exaggerated scientific testimony, U.S. officials said. … Continue reading
A crisis for the very old: They’re outliving their assets
By Michael Hiltzik As if you haven’t been scared enough by the projections that most Americans haven’t saved enough to maintain their lifestyles as they enter retirement, here’s something even more terrifying: Nearly half of all Americans will outlive their … Continue reading
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Tagged AARP, Aspen Institute, Credit card, Credit card debt, debt, economy, elderly, Michael Hiltzik, Net worth, United States
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Jahars World
By Janet Reitman Our hearts go out to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, and our thoughts are always with them and their families. The cover story we are publishing this week falls within the traditions of journalism and … Continue reading
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